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Chapter VII
With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot. His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_. The bowline was tied. * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom. Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading The bowline was tied.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
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From this reading The bowline was tied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hysterical blindness, he told himself in a despairing effort to maintain the appearances of sanity and scientific law.
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From this reading His numb fingers began to move in an odd rhythm, a rhythm of the "Ninth Sonata," _piu vivo_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bowline was tied.
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From this reading * * * * * The overhead light dimmed markedly, throwing the whole room into a sooty gloom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a great effort, he canalized his mental energy, focused his attention only on the knot.
